1. Governing Board Meeting Friday 3 July 2009 OECD Development Centre 3 July 2009

2. OECD Development Centre GOVERNING BOARD MEETING 1 Adoption of the Agenda 4 Implementation Issues Approval of the Draft Summary of the 13 May Meeting 2 3 Briefing by the Chair and Report by Director 2 5 Policy Tank Dialogue

3. OECD Development Centre GOVERNING BOARD MEETING 1 Adoption of the Agenda 4 Implementation Issues Approval of the Draft Summary of the 13 May Meeting 2 3 Briefing by the Chair and Report by Director 3 5 Policy Tank Dialogue

4. OECD Development Centre GOVERNING BOARD MEETING 1 Adoption of the Agenda 4 Approval of the Draft Summary of the 13 May Meeting 2 3 Briefing by the Chair and Report by Director 4 5 Implementation Issues Policy Tank Dialogue

5. OECD Development Centre Policy Impact: Stepping Stones May- July 2009 (a) Africa & Middle EastPresentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook at Sciences Po 22 May, Paris Presentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook to the European Commission 25 May, Brussels DSG Padoans presentation to the Italian Presidency in Rome on the occasion of the 2009 Africa Day includes substantial references to the 2009 African Economic Outlook. High-level attendance, including the Italian President and the Minister of Economy; the President of IFAD; the Director General for Development of the European Commission. 28 May, Rome Presentation of 2009 African Economic Outlook at Casa Africa in Spain 28 May, Las Palmas Presentation of the African Economic Outlook at UNCTAD in cooperation with the African Union and the ITU 3 June, Geneva 9th annual International Forum on Africa at French Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment 5 June, Paris Presentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook at the Italian Instituto Affari Internazionali 11 June, Rome

6. OECD Development Centre Policy Impact: Stepping Stones May- July 2009 (b) Africa & Middle East Presentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook to the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of the UN Economic Commission for Africa 12 June, Rabat Presentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook at the United Nations, US State Department, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, US Capitol Hill, Institute for Policy Studies, World Bank, IMF 16-19 June, New York, Washington Presentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook - Organised with UN Economic Commission for Africa 25 June, Addis Abeba Presentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook – Organised with the Portuguese Embassy 27 June, Luanda Presentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook to the Institut Catalunya Africa, Patronat CatalunyaMon, Cambra de Comerço de Barcelona 30 June, Barcelona 6

7. OECD Development Centre Policy Impact: Stepping Stones May- July 2009 (c) Global Development Outlook New industries from new places: the emergence of hardware and software industries in China and India – seminar co-organised with the International Finance Corporation 20 May, Paris Development Centre invited to present research on the future of the global currency reserve system and suggestion to extend the reach of the DSRs at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum: High-level attendance, including Arkady Dvorkovych, Special Aide to the Russian President; John Lipsky, Deputy Managing Director at the IMF; Roland Nash, Head of Research at Renaissance Capital; Gertrude Tumpel- Gugerell, Former Board Member at the ECB 6 June, St. Petersburg InWent Aid Efficiency Meeting. Attended with DAC Chair E Deutscher, on Aid Effectiveness (15 – 16 June) 16 June, Berlin Development Centre invited to speak about the multilateral donor non-system to the Development Committee of the Deutscher Bundestag at a panel on UN Reform 17 June, Berlin Global Development Outlook & Latin America Migration in Central America: Governance and Links to Labour Markets – Experts meeting and presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 organised with the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) 25 June, San José de Costa Rica 7

8. OECD Development Centre Policy Impact: Stepping Stones May- July 2009 (d) Latin America & Caribbean Experts Meeting on Migration and Development in Latin America: Towards LEO 2010 18 May, Paris Latin America and the Global Economic Crisis: What Future Prospects? – Seminar co- organised with the Inter-American Development Bank and La Maison de lAmerique latine 20 May, Paris Democracy and Fiscal Legitimacy in Latin America – seminar co-organised with Latinobarometro and La Maison de lAmerique latine 29 May, Paris Development Centre invited by the new Spanish Secretary of State for Latin America for a closed-door, high-level brainstorming session on policies and priorities for the Spanish Government towards Latin America and the Caribbean, in light of the forthcoming Spanish Presidency of the EU and the next EU-LAC Summit 19 June, Madrid DEV Special Lecture Making Reform Happen in Brazil: A seminar led by Mr. Gilmar Ferreira Mendes, President of the Supreme Court of Brazil 18 May, Paris Partnerships (DevCom) Achieving the MDGs in Times of Crises and Change – Workshop by the Development Communications Network in cooperation with the UN Millennium Campaign and the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs 4 June, Warsaw Partnerships (EmNet) Quarterly Meeting of the Emerging Markets Network: Asia and Protectionism 26 June, Paris 8

9. OECD Development Centre GOVERNING BOARD MEETING 1 Adoption of the Agenda 4 Approval of the Draft Summary of the 30 March Meeting 2 3 Briefing by the Chair and Report by Director 9 Implementation Issues 5 Policy Tank Dialogue

10. OECD Development Centre FIRST SEMESTER REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CENTRES 2009-10 PROGRAMME OF WORK AND BUDGET 4 Implementation Issues 10

11. OECD Development Centre Key achievements: Some examples Institutional level Regional level Global level

12. OECD Development Centre October 2008: WP on Sovereign Development Funds: Should SWFs allocate 10% of their portfolio to other emerging and developing economies over the next decade, this could generate inflows of USD 1 400 billion: a yearly amount higher than all OECD countries development aid put together. December 2008: EmNet meeting on SWF attended by Central Bank of Nigeria, Dubai International Capital, SCIC (Vietnam), Bank of Uganda, Ministry of Finance (Chile), Caisse des Dépôts (France), Reserve Bank of India, NBIM (Norway) October 2008: WP on Sovereign Development Funds: Should SWFs allocate 10% of their portfolio to other emerging and developing economies over the next decade, this could generate inflows of USD 1 400 billion: a yearly amount higher than all OECD countries development aid put together. December 2008: EmNet meeting on SWF attended by Central Bank of Nigeria, Dubai International Capital, SCIC (Vietnam), Bank of Uganda, Ministry of Finance (Chile), Caisse des Dépôts (France), Reserve Bank of India, NBIM (Norway) May 2009: Temasek Holdings, the Singapore state investment company pulls out of its investment in Bank of America and announces its strategy to cut planned investments in developed economies and invest more in emerging markets. Providing policy recommendations to SWFs This is an excellent analysis, well documented. I share its views entirely. Congratulations on this coup de maître! Jacques de Larosière Former Managing Director of the IMF This is an excellent analysis, well documented. I share its views entirely. Congratulations on this coup de maître! Jacques de Larosière Former Managing Director of the IMF Institutional impact

13. OECD Development Centre AEO in the Media: Milestones and firsts Hits in major US, UK, French, German, Chinese, Italian, South African dailies DEV-signed opinion letter in the International Herald Tribune Over half of articles directly quote DEV economists More even coverage across Europe than in 2008 50 % increase in TV and radio appearances compared to 2008 Hits in major US, UK, French, German, Chinese, Italian, South African dailies DEV-signed opinion letter in the International Herald Tribune Over half of articles directly quote DEV economists More even coverage across Europe than in 2008 50 % increase in TV and radio appearances compared to 2008

14. OECD Development Centre African Economic Outloook 2009: A reference for world leaders March 2009: AEO 2009 growth projections used in paper submitted to G-20 Sherpas by the Committee of African Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of the G-20 summit in April in London June 2009: During Africa Day ceremony at the Italian Presidency in Rome, President of the African Union and Dean of African Ambassadors to Italy used AEO figures (rather than IMF figures) to illustrate their arguments June 2009: Request by Italian G-8 Sherpa for briefing note on implications of ICT for development with recommendations on investment and regulations, for distribution to Ministers and Heads of States during the G-8 and for possible inclusion in the G-8 declaration June 209: At the AEO launch in Addis Abeba, the head of the ICT division of the African Union requested inputs and data to be used at the next African Union Heads of State Meeting, the focus of which will be on ICT March 2009: AEO 2009 growth projections used in paper submitted to G-20 Sherpas by the Committee of African Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of the G-20 summit in April in London June 2009: During Africa Day ceremony at the Italian Presidency in Rome, President of the African Union and Dean of African Ambassadors to Italy used AEO figures (rather than IMF figures) to illustrate their arguments June 2009: Request by Italian G-8 Sherpa for briefing note on implications of ICT for development with recommendations on investment and regulations, for distribution to Ministers and Heads of States during the G-8 and for possible inclusion in the G-8 declaration June 209: At the AEO launch in Addis Abeba, the head of the ICT division of the African Union requested inputs and data to be used at the next African Union Heads of State Meeting, the focus of which will be on ICT Global impact

15. OECD Development Centre Over 20 presentations since the launch of the African Economic Outlook 2009 at international conferences and seminars all over the world: Berlin, Brussels, Dakar, Abuja, Addis Abeba, Yaoundé, Madrid, Frankfurt, Geneva, Kigali, Las Palmas, Lisbon, Luanda, New York, Paris, Pretoria, Rabat, Rome, Washington D.C. Increasing visibility and demand in African countries Increasing leadership and ownership by the African Development Bank in the dissemination process Increasing African ownership for the AEO through the AfDB Regional impact AfDB-led events (planned and occurred) DEV-led events

16. OECD Development Centre Top visitors (May - June 2009) AfricanEconomicOutlook.org A new one-stop web platform for monitoring Africas economic performance Regional impact Puts rigorous and independent data on performance of African economies at fingertips of African citizens, for FREE Tailored to browsers in Africa: accessible through low bandwidth connections (created with Open Source, uses HTML codes, no flash animations); Content available for easy downloading and printing in PDF and Excel files The only place where African countries are examined through a common analytical framework, allowing you to compare economic prospects at the regional, sub-regional and country levels 1Europe (43%) 2Africa (32%) 3Americas (16%) 4Asia (8%) 5Oceania (1%)

17. OECD Development Centre Launch of AEO.ORG: Furthering governance in Africa Regional impact http://www.youtube.com/v/hLQ8MXW_IvM&hl=en&fs=1&

18. OECD Development Centre Building bridges: 9 th International Economic Forum on Africa The only meeting hosted by the OECD that is free and open to the public More than 600 participants have a rare opportunity to exchange with high-level business and government representatives. Panelists included: –Soulé Mana Lawani, Minister of Economy and Finance, Benin –Samuel Poghisio, Minister of Information and Communications, Kenya –Abdourahim Agne, Minister of Information and Telecommunication, Senegal –Marc Rennard, Executive Vice President for Africa, ME and Asia, France Telecom –Gordon G. Graylish, Deputy General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa, INTEL Regional impact

19. OECD Development Centre Building bridges: 9 th International Economic Forum on Africa It was a stimulating event. I liked the format and the ability of the audience to interact. - Gordon G. Graylish, Deputy General Manager for EMEA, INTEL Corporation The interactivity between the speakers and the audience has been a positive surprise, with a lot of constructive ideas. - Vincenzo Nesci, President, Africa & Middle East, Alcatel Lucent My congratulations on the International Economic Forum on Africa, a very efficient, high profile and professional forum which focused on some of the most important issues which Africa currently faces. - Chris Derksen, Head of Africa Private Equity, Investec Asset Management (South Africa) Unilever is serious about its commitment to Africa, and the conference was an excellent forum to exchange views with key stakeholders. - Harish Manwani, President for Asia, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe, Unilever Regional impact

20. OECD Development Centre Column1 Wednesday 8 April Thursday 9 AprilMean WednesdaysMean Thursdays Visits998 (+38%)1189 (+67%)722711 Visitors886 (+36%)1077 (+66%)651646 Page views3862 (+64%)3248 (+44%)23462242 Web Impact - April 2009 Is Informal Normal?

21. OECD Development Centre BBC News (UK): Job insecurity is increasing The Economic Times: Half of global labour force works with no contract: OECD The Times (UK): Informal economy a force in its own right Libération (France): Léconomie souterraine en passe de devenir la norme Courrier International (France): Leconomie informelle amortit les effets de la récession Les Échos (France): Les deux-tiers de la population active mondiale travaillera au noir en 2020, selon lOCDE Los Angeles Times (USA): OECD study says informal employment at record levels, urges help for under-the-table employers Media Impact - April 2009 Is Informal Normal?

22. OECD Development Centre La Jornada (Mexico): OCDE: mil 800 millones de personas en el mundo laboran sin contrato Le Devoir (Canada): La moitié de la population active mondiale travaille au noir Médiapart (France): Avec la crise, le tavail informel se normalise La Tribuna (Honduras): Empleo informal llega a 58.2% en Honduras El País (Spain): EL 60% de los trabajadores del mundo carece de contrato Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy): Allarme dellOsce: lavoro nero in aumento Deutsche Welle (Germany): Fast zwei Milliarden ohne soziale Absicherung Financial Times (Germany): Jeder Zweite arbeitet weltweit ohne Festvertrag Diário do Nordeste (Brazil): 1,8 bi trabalha sem contrato

23. OECD Development Centre An ability to influence global development policies Development Finance and the G-20 Summit February 2008: The Centre finds the claim that China is free riding on Western debt relief efforts to be unfounded and suggests a more flexible debt sustainability framework. March 2009: The Centre argues that the crisis will affect developing countries through unexpected channels and suggests strengthening South-South linkages. April 2009: The London G20 Summit Communiqué states that participants had agreed to review the flexibility of the Debt Sustainability Framework. February 2008: The Centre finds the claim that China is free riding on Western debt relief efforts to be unfounded and suggests a more flexible debt sustainability framework. March 2009: The Centre argues that the crisis will affect developing countries through unexpected channels and suggests strengthening South-South linkages. April 2009: The London G20 Summit Communiqué states that participants had agreed to review the flexibility of the Debt Sustainability Framework. Global impact

24. OECD Development Centre Output funding needs to date for 2009-2010

25. OECD Development Centre GOVERNING BOARD MEETING 1 Adoption of the Agenda Approval of the Draft Summary of the 30 March Meeting 2 3 Briefing by the Chair and Report by Director 25 5 Policy Tank Dialogue Implementation Issues 4

26. OECD Development Centre 5 Policy Tank Dialogue 26 RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES RAISED BY THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS Presentation by Mr. Juan Montás, Minister of Economic Affairs, Planning and Development, Dominican Republic.

27. OECD Development Centre RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES RAISED BY THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS Presentation by Dr. Rama Sithanen, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Mauritius. 5 27 Policy Tank Dialogue

28. OECD Development Centre GOVERNING BOARD MEETING Monday 5 October (pm) Monday 2 November (pm) Monday 14 December (pm) Schedule for future Governing Board meetings 28